Woman dies after three-car crash in Auburn

Auburn, NY -- An 84-year-old Auburn woman involved in a three-car crash at Loop Road and North Street Tuesday afternoon died overnight at University Hospital in Syracuse, Auburn police said today.

The deceased woman was identified as Mary Maywalt, whose address is listed as 260 McIntosh Drive, according to voter registration records.

Assistant Police Chief Thomas Murphy said Maywalt was traveling south on North Street when she apparently ran a red light at the intersection with Loop Road. Her car was struck on the driver's side by a vehicle driven by Michael Maurillo, 23, of Port Byron, who was heading west on Loop, Murphy said.

Maywalt died at 3:31 a.m. at University Hospital, Murphy said.

Few other details were available and Murphy said police are trying to determine if Maywalt had a pre-existing medical condition that caused the accident or whether the accident caused her death. Maywalt suffered what appeared to be a minor injury at the time, Murphy said.

An autopsy is being conducted today by the Onondaga County Medical Examiner, he said.

Maurillo was not seriously hurt, Murphy said. The driver of the third vehicle was not immediately identified.